Back-band attachment.



Z. R. HALL.

BACK BAND ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED Muze, 1913.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

Attorneys ZEBULUN R. HALL, 0F OKFUSKEE, OKLAHOMA.

BACK-BAND ATTACHMENT.

Application filed May 26,1913.

Specication of Letters ljatent,

Patented Mar. 1"?, 19114.

Seria1No.770,03'.

To all who/n t may concern Be it known that l, ZEBULUN R. HALL, citizen of the United States, residing at Okfuskee, in the county of Okfuskee and State of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Back-Band Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in back bands.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved lorm of baci band which may be quickly adjusted according to the size of the draft animal with which the same is to be used.

le further object is to provide an improved term of back band which is readily adjust able and at the same time is so constituted that yielding stress brought to bear upon the securing buckle will be in alinement with the holding strap thereof so that no tendency will be present which would tend to move the buckle and the holding strap thereof outwardly from the body portion to which the saine is secured.

A further object is to provide a metallic end portion for the back band loop whereby wear due to the rubbing action of the chain or tug strap will be reduced Yto a minimum to thereby materially lengthen the life of the various parts.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proce-eds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invent-ion.

ln the drawings accompanying this speciiication and forming a part thereof, the preferable form of my invention is illustrated, in which Figure l is a plan view of my improved back band. Fig. Q is a longitudinal soctional view thereof.

Referring to the drawings in which simi lar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, l is the body portion of the back band preferably formed of leather or allied material and to the upper surface of which and ad jacent the extremity thereof secured the adjusting member 2. The adjusting member 2 is secured at the four corners thereof to l the body portion l by rivets (3 or other a etpnvalent means.

if he adjusting member Z is provided with a plurality of transverse slots 3 extending for the majority of the distance thereacross and which slots define a plurality of ribs 12 above or beneath which extends the holding strap el, the said slots 5:3 being ot sutlicient size for the accomniodation of the holding strap therein. One end of the holding strap is rigidly secured as at 1.2i to the body portion l from which it extends 'forwardly as at lil, is looped upon itself as at lst and is inter woven between the various ribs l2 ofthe adjusting member from which it passes rearwardly to be engaged by a buckle 5. The buckle 5 is providetfl with the usual holding bar Sl and the locking` member 10, which latter is adapted to engage one of a plu rality of openings 1l. with which the holding strap l is provitjled. The buckle is held in place and with suitable rigidity by means of a strap 7 looped upon itself as at 8 which loop is adapted to receive the holding bar 9 of the buckle therein.

y the providing of the adjusting member 2 it prevents any tearing action to be brought upon the strap 7 which holds the buckle in place the only .stress brought to bear thereupon being in alinement with the longitudinal axis of the strap 7 which produces a shearing action upon the holding means thereit'or. Thus it will be apparent that there will be no tendency for the buckle to be drawn outwardly from the body portion l for which the strap 7 and buckle 5 are not particularly adapted to resist.

ln order to prevent excessive wear upon the loop 14; which is adapted to support the chain l5 or a tug strap, the metallic member 'ttl is provided with slotted openings 17. through which the holding strap is adapted to extend. The metallic member 1G is formed of pliable metal or some material which will successfully resist the wear of the rubbing action of the chain l5 thereon. The slots 17 of the said member deline a raised rib i8 therebetween and beneath which the holding strap il passes. In order to more rigidly secure the metallic member to to the loop le of the holding strap the lower portion thereof is provided with the raised rib 19 and the adjacent slots 20 through which the holdingl strap passes.

ris illustrated in Fig. Q of the drawings, the loop t4 may be formed at various intervals along the adjusting member 2 so that a wide range of adjustment is obtained, the same being necessary when a single set of harness is to be used with draft animals of different sizes. The dotted po` sition illustrated in Fig. 2 shows the loop and the manner in which the metallic member is positioned therein. in order for the loop le to be adjusted to the various inte-rvals along the adjusting member :2, the free end 2l is rst released from the locking member l0 of the buckle and the top portion of the strap withdrawn from beneath the various raised ribs l2. The metallic member is partially collapsed and the end 2l of the strap passes beneath a number of the ribs l2 so that the loop 14 of the metallic member is drawn bodily between the adjusting member 2 and the body portion l. Then the desired point is reached the end 2l of the strap passed outwardly through one of the slots 3 which therefore draws the metallic member to the position illustrated in dotted lines, after which the holding strap is interwoven between the remaining ribs 12 and again securely fastened to the buckle 5, all of which it is thought will be readily apparent. Thus the number of adjust-ed positions depends solely upon the number of apertures il in the holding strap and the number of slots 3, it being pointed out that it is advisable to keep the loop 14 adjacent the portion of the adjusting member from which it makes its exit.

The simplicity and wide range of adjustment of the back band herein described will be readily apparent and will render the device extremely important in those instances where a single set of draft harness is to be used with a number of draft animals of different sizes.

Having thus described the invention what l claim is:-

l. In a back band, a body portion, an adjusting member provided with a plurality of transverse slots and rigidly secured to said body portion, a holding strap rigidly secured to the body portion and arranged to extend beneath the said adjusting member and then outwardly through one of the slots, and looped upon itself to form a retaining loop for the securing and holding of a tug strap or chain, and means arranged to adjustably engage the free end of the said holding strap.

E2. ln a device of the class described the combination of a body portion, an adjusting member secured thereto, said adjusting member being provided with a plurality 0f transverse slots, each slot extending nearly across the said member, holdingv strap rigidly secured to the said body portion and ar `anged to extend beneath the said adjusting member and to pass through one of the slots of the said adjusting member, said strap being bent upon itself to form a tug holding loop, and a metallic member slidably secured to the said loop upon the inner portion thereof, said holding strap being interwoven between the slots of the said adjusting member, the free end of said strap being rigidly and adjustably secured to the body portion.

ln a device of the class described, the combination of a body portion, an adjusting member rigidly secured thereto by means extending through the corners thereof, said adjusting member being provided with a plurality of transverse slots, each slot extending a greater part of the distance thereacross, a holding strap rigidly secured to the said body portion, arranged to extend beneath the said adjusting member, looped upon itself and passing through one of the slots of the said adjusting member, said 85 holding strap being interwoven between the slots of the said adjusting member, a buckle rigidly secured to the said body portion and engaging the free end of the said holding strap, and a metallic member slidably and adjustably secured to the inner portion of the loop of the adjusting member.

ln testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my sig-nature in the presence of two witnesses.

ZEBULUN R. HALL.

l/itnesses r V. K. CHowNiNG, P. M. RINKs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patentr, Washington, D. 0. 

